Another XBB.1 +Orf8:G8* with S:A348S acquired then S:F486P and Orf1a:N160K very recently being sampled multiple times in Japan (33 seqs as 04-07)

[FedeGueli]

Defining mutations: XBB.1> Orf8:G8* G27915T >S:A348S (G22604T) >Orf1a:N160K ( C745A) , S:F486P (T23018C)

Tree 1: https://nextstrain.org/fetch/genome.ucsc.edu/trash/ct/subtreeAuspice13_genome_1b717_308640.json?c=userOrOld&label=id:node_6672427

Tree 2 with the very recent Japanese branch: https://nextstrain.org/fetch/genome.ucsc.edu/trash/ct/subtreeAuspice1_genome_2ea48_30f660.json?c=country&label=id:node_6672436

Gisaid : G22604T,C745A,G27915T

Samples : 22 first: hCoV-19/Germany/BW-RKI-I-1127253/2023 | Original | EPI_ISL_17349328 last: hCoV-19/Japan/SUPCRC-5215/2023 | Original | EPI_ISL_17820084

EPI_ISL_17349328, EPI_ISL_17480887-17480888, EPI_ISL_17499601, EPI_ISL_17526700, EPI_ISL_17527022, EPI_ISL_17535259, EPI_ISL_17535960, EPI_ISL_17588954, EPI_ISL_17677305, EPI_ISL_17685462, EPI_ISL_17699841, EPI_ISL_17723124, EPI_ISL_17732133, EPI_ISL_17808603, EPI_ISL_17820077-17820082, EPI_ISL_17820084

Countries: Japan, Dominicana Republic, Germany, France, Taiwan, Austria, Usa

EDITED

i was just looking at samples from Japan it seems to have an apparent high prevalence there being 7 out of 108 samples collected there in June, better to keep this monitored.

Ping @corneliusroemer

[FedeGueli]

2 more samples came from Dominican Republic.

[FedeGueli]

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